St. James the Greater School
6111 Cheviot Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45247Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 622
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Cincinnati center
- 6.7 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
✓ On the official Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 EdChoice application period runs February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Applications submitted after October 14, 2026 get a prorated award, so apply by October 14 for the full amount. The school submits the application.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 43
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 549 to 622, up 73 (13%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (568 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten and grade 5 (76 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (57)
- Average a grade
- About 69
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 169
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 6 days shorter than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 14.6 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools
- Size in Hamilton County
- Larger than 68 of 76 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. James the Greater School tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $5,800 to $13,900 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
- How it varies
- Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at St. James the Greater School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Pay rule
- Families with verified income at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines do not pay the tuition left after EdChoice; families above that may owe the difference. Schools may still charge fees.
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes EdChoice for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Ignatius School | $5,800 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic School | $6,165 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
| Mercy McAuley High School | $13,900 | 2026-27 | 2.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyward New Hope | K-8 | 25 | 1 |
| Lasalle ✓ | 9-12 | not reported | 1 |
| Newpath Elementary | K-8 | 66 | 1 |
| St. Ignatius School ✓ | PreK-8 | 1,051 | 1 |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 395 | 1 |
| Summit Academy of Southwest Ohio ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Mercy McAuley High School ✓ | 9-12 | 342 | 3 |
| St. Aloysius ✓ | PreK-8 | 164 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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